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A report today from the labor-backed Fiscal Policy Institute said that 880,000 workers in New York would have higher income if the minimum wage was increased, about 10 percent of all workers in the state.

The report comes as it appears talks have stalled over increasing the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.50 an hour. The Assembly passed a bill last week to increase the minimum wage, but Senate Republicans said they don’t support it and Gov. Andrew Cuomo has essentially ruled out a compromise before session ends in late June.

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